sidely meaning (rare): definition, etymology and quotations

sidely

adj

Etymology From Middle English *sideli (adjective), sideli (adverb), equivalent to side + -ly. Cognate with German seitlich (“lateral”). Compare also sideling.

Nonstandard, Rare Of or relating to the side (of something); lateral.

“[…] The evidence of that philosophy is found in its perennial focus on a 'this-sidely' world and an 'other-sidely' world.”2001, Torben Riise, The Eyes of The Sphinx:

sidely

adv

Etymology From Middle English *sideli (adjective), sideli (adverb), equivalent to side + -ly. Cognate with German seitlich (“lateral”). Compare also sideling.

Nonstandard, Rare To the side; sideways; laterally; sideling; obliquely; indirectly.

[…] satisfying her homosexuality with the keeping of a secret scrapbook of pictures of favorite male actors or athletes or by supervising the activities of young boys or visiting turkish^([sic]) baths or mens^([sic]) locker rooms, leering sidely while seeking protection behind a carefully guarded guise of virility […]1964, Hubert Selby Jr., Last Exit to Brooklyn, New York: Grove Press: